Stop Puppy From Crying in the Crate – Crate Training Tips // You can help stop your puppy from crying in their crate by teaching puppy to love going in their kennel. Puppy crate training can be a lot of fun and will help your puppy be less stressed in their crate. Whether you have a new puppy from a breeder or a rescue dog, all dogs need to learn crate training techniques. Your puppy can be crate trained at night so everyone in the house gets sleep and so you can stop your puppy from chewing furniture or bedding in the middle of the night.
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L.A. November 2019
Meet all dog’s needs prior to crating for the night (water, toileting etc), cover crate with blanket (allow for airflow, obviously) & place a Snuggle Pup toy with faux heartbeat activated (& heat pack if it’s winter). Ignore cries/complaining at all costs, puppy will get the message before long.
Kristy Pittman
We brought our new puppy home tonight!!! 😃😄 I have been watching several of your videos and they help tremendously!! Thank you so much for your tips and tricks and calming energy.
L Parker
How’s it going
Elisa Newkirk
Ok – did everything wrong the first two nights. Hoping to correct my mistakes now. Thanks for the great instructional videos!
Ella Misata
Hey your comment was a 1 yr ago, how is it?
Jim's Girl
My 9 week old ShihTzu puppy cried pathetically for a half hour the first 2 nights in the crate last week. After that we decided to provide lots of physical activity for her before bedtime, and we put a large bath towel over the top of the crate. Now she doesn’t cry or whine at all in the crate. She goes right to sleep for about 9 hours overnight.
Alrighty Then!
@Zee no. Actually he’s pretty consistent now and almost wakes me up from whining everyday strings the same time so i know he’s got to go. I can actually leave him at home alone for 4 hours at a time now. I don’t push it past that so he doesn’t pee on himself and I strategically give him water at times when i know i can take him out. He also doesn’t complain about the crate anymore unless he’s got to go out.
Alrighty Then!
@Zee I have a buddy who trains dogs so he coaches me but a lot of what I’ve learned I watched the YouTube channel “McCann Dogs” check them out. They’re REALLY GOOD
Lina Pean
i got my shih tzu when he was 4 months and he never cried or whined. i was so blessed. He was such a good boy. He’s about 3 now and just got a 9 week maltipoo. She literally cries anytime i am out of her sight. It’s like night and day with them. Put her in the play pen just now and had to sit with her for 20 mins until she fell asleep. It’s rough right now with her peeing everywhere too!
trueGrizzlesFAN22
I was in the shoes yesterday. I came across a different video. Day 2 is today of course. She is super quiet. Taker her out of crate every 2-3 hrs. So far so good.
trueGrizzlesFAN22
@Alrighty Then! I have. 6 weeks old German shepherd. I am on day 2. So much better. My question to you sir, how long the process. Thanks again
Andrew A
Thank you for this video! I am glad people like you make these instructions clear for crate training. I’ve seen far too many dogs with terrible separation anxiety because they were always attached to the owner’s hip at home and at night, and crate training is really just the best way to help them settle, gain independence and confidence, and provide them a safe place when they are unsure of something/someone new in the home. Your videos have helped me prepare for my dog to come home for the last few months 🙂
J F
I tried all these methods but my dog absolutely loses their mind. They don’t just cry and whine, they absolutely loses their mind and scream and bite the cage and throw their body against the wall.
trueGrizzlesFAN22
@J F Any updates?
Carlos F
@trueGrizzlesFAN22 she’s a crate trained dog now lol. But we had a foldable pen for a few months attached to her crate so she could leave the crate and just be in the locked up pen area still. She stopped being so scared of the crate and started sleeping in it after we weren’t forcing her into it. The pen attached to the front of the crate and the door “opened” into the pen if that makes sense. And she still had enough room in the pen to not feel like she was being locked up, and would walk into her crate to sleep. After a few months we removed the pen and it was just the crate and now she will go in it and just sleep and hangout or chew a toy until we come back home.
Patty Geluso
getting a third dog in 2 weeks and still learning. this will be our 4th Shih-Poo. We now will have 3 ShiPoos one, 4, one 2 and one 8 weeks. Always love watching these videos!
Cindy3505
I’m watching this at 3 something in the morning on day one of the puppy being with us 😭
☆LifeInTheSaddle☆
Same 😭
RM
I been sleep next to my puppy fir 6 nights now. Calms down at times but crys when I get up.. I need to change that and train him correctly😟😟
shaly
Me too!😂
Andres Rodriguez
Literally same 😭
T. SHAMOAN
Omg me too!
Momb X.O
Our puppy seemed to have such an easy time settling in his crate when we left the house when he was new. But as he got a little older it takes a lot longer. I think the cold temps and lack of outside time are a factor. Also, we are stuck at home all day for school and it’s been a stressful time. I’m guessing he picks up on that energy as well. Is it ever okay to use calming supplements before crating a puppy when leaving the house? I will also discuss that with our veterinarian.
fomalhautb14
Covering the crate with a towels/blanket really helped and the rest of the tips really helped!!! Thanks so much!
How To Train A Dream Dog
Glad it helped!
Tosh Rodriguez
@How To Train A Dream Dog When covering the crate with towels/blanket, should the crate door be closed or opened? Thanks
Taija Leslie
@Tosh Rodriguez closed. It’s after you put them in it..
Joy
I’m awake at 3am but its a normal hour for his late night/early morning routine potty outing. First puppy and I definitely wasn’t about to be losing sleep (or a lot of it) so I did my research and found these videos. Extremely helpful tools. So far so good. Now…if only my brain would stop thinking I still hear puppy barking before he soothes himself back to sleep. 😆
Colleen Toddy
I thought I was doing everything wrong by letting my pup just cry even after she’s exercised and relieved but this is good to know. I have noticed her crying time has decreased
How To Train A Dream Dog
Thanks for watching our video! We hope all is going well with training.
Giuseppe Nicastri
Who else watching this at 4 am cuz they’re puppy won’t stop barking and crying
Teresa Houston
may be you would cry if suddenly took from the security of your mother and siblings
Tami Ramos
My puppy cried it out on her first night with us for about 15-20 minutes. Surprisingly, it didn’t bother me when trying to sleep. She then was quiet till around 4am and cried for about 5-10 minutes. And then was quiet till around 6am. This is when I normally get up so I waited for stop cringe and I let her out and we went outside immediately. There have been a few accidents but I think she is getting it. That first morning out though…I had her outside for 30 minutes – why she didn’t go is beyond me because within 2 minutes returning into the house, she went poo. Her second night in the crate was almost no crying at all. She slept through the night and I was beginning to think something was wrong – but she was fine. We just started putting her into the crate more often yesterday (her her 3rd day with us). We would put her into the crate after play and after bathroom breaks. We also only allow her to eat when we eat. I hope all this will bring an eventual resolution to potty training. For my previous German Shepherd, I don’t remember much. When she was about 2.5 years old, both my husband and I had to go out of the country on separate deployments. I got back first and then my husband. I believe she developed separation anxiety because of this just looking at her face each time we would leave the house after that. Well, I tried crating her again when I got back and she managed to get out of 3 different crates. I didn’t want her to hurt herself so the crate idea became history at that point. Good luck to all who are going through this with a beautiful new puppy.
HarbysBarbie
It’s amazing how similar this is to sleep training tiny humans 😂
How To Train A Dream Dog
I know right? One of our trainers, Nicole is a new mom and shares the parallels with us all the time.
TheChippster81
Great advice! Thank you for posting these guides. Totally changed the dynamics for our puppy. He now relaxes in his crate, and went from hourly crying to once last night for a poo and wee. Literally saved our sanity!!
thephatalien
This video saved us!!!
We were so frustrated with our girl and her crate training. Your video was fantastic for showing what to do, and especially what NOT to do.
Our family thanks you!!! 😊
Jimmy, Carmen and our Mollie girl. 🐶
How To Train A Dream Dog
Glad it helped!
Nic Dol
Great info! I will be letting puppy cry it out next time. Thanks for confirming I’m on the right track. I think dad’s have more “immunity to puppy whimpering noises” Just like our two human children they know how to manipulate your feeling from an early age. The confidence and wisdom to know you’ve done the practical things and the puppy needs to learn how to behave is freeing. Thanks again 👍
How To Train A Dream Dog
Thank you for your feedback! Remember to positively reinforce the behavior you want to see more of! Stay tuned.
Colin
Gonna give it a shot!! Wish me luck.
EDIT: First full night of sleep in a week following these tips. It’s the way we set up the crate as described in this video! Thank you.
That said she woke up with the most puppy energy ever. Quite hard to manage her. 😕
How To Train A Dream Dog
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HappyDays
Our other two dogs were easy to crate train, but my new puppy has been a challenge. From your video I’ve realized it’s because I’ve been doing everything wrong this time.
I’ve had my 8 week old puppy for a week and starting the first night I had it lie in the bed beside me just so I could get some rest. I’ve been getting more and more tired until I’ve felt like giving the puppy back to the breeder–something that is totally out of character for me. I hope he’s crate trained soon so I can get some peace and rest.
I’ve put the puppy in its crate in a different room and he’s yapping a lot. I hope he settles down. (He just has as I’m writing this sentence!)
How To Train A Dream Dog
The puppy blues are a common feeling when first bringing home a new puppy. After all, you are now responsible for this creature who doesn’t speak your language! It can be frustrating for the humans AND the puppy! Here’s a great video on those feelings: https://youtu.be/9frdWEfDHAg
So glad this video was helpful! We have TONS of great crate training tips in our online course, 30 Days to Puppy Perfection: https://www.howtotrainadreamdog.com/puppy-perfection-course-learn-more/ where you’ll find over 50+ videos, worksheets, charts, checklists, and tons of other resources to help you with all your puppy’s training!
yukina oshimi
Omg, you’re a lifesaver!!! Our 3 month old puppy always whines and barks so INCREDIBLY loud when we’re not around!! And instead of giving her time alone we always gave her treats and stuff.. now that I’ve watched your video her barking stopped for a few minutes but now she just started again as I’m writing this. I’ll make sure to follow your guide, tysm! This helped me out a lot, it really did.
How To Train A Dream Dog
Thanks for watching! We’re so glad this was helpful! If you like this video and others, you’d love our online course, 30 Days to Puppy Perfection, https://www.howtotrainadreamdog.com/puppy-perfection-course-learn-more/ where you’ll find over 50+ videos, worksheets, charts, checklists, and tons of other resources to help you with all your puppy’s training.